gun mom at the range

[J. Yuma]

Today at the range, I was next to a cute mom. She wasn't shooting, her young son was being instructed by our resident lady instructor (who is also cute).
I don't think mom was a gun girl, and I was thinking it was so cool for her to let the boy learn.
I went up to mom and told her that she's the coolest mom in the Carolinas.

 

[contender]

Good for you on complimenting the Mom. It can help re-enforce a positive opinion of gun owners & such. And maybe,, eventually, she may well decide on getting her own gun & proper instruction.

 

[J. Yuma]

well, to be honest, she had my attention before I figured out the situation.

 

[contender]

Nothing wrong with that!!!!! I mean,, you are human,, and a "normal" male,,,,,,, right???

 

[J. Yuma]

male? yes,
human? yes.
hetero? exclusively.
"normal" might be a stretch...

 

[MaxMan]

male? yes,
human? yes.
hetero? exclusively.
"normal" might be a stretch...

Let's do a poll if J Yuma is normal.

 

[bedfordboy]

^ don’t know know him so I can’t vouch about normal but at least it looks like he has his feet planted in reality

 

[WendyZXZ]

male? yes,
human? yes.
hetero? exclusively.
"normal" might be a stretch...

Normal is pretty boring and overrated and just not a right fit for some of us.

 

[J. Yuma]

"the last man." (Nietzsche)
not often first, but never normal.

thanks

 

[Wyandot Jim]

male? yes,
human? yes.
hetero? exclusively.
"normal" might be a stretch...

3 out of 4 not tooooooooo bad.
I don't think I have ever been called normal.

 

[J. Yuma]

normal almost sounds like an insult.

"Either be hot or cold. If you are lukewarm, the Lord will spew you forth from His mouth."
Jerry Lee Lewis

 

[Air-cooled]

Would you have told her she was the coolest Mom if she was fat and ugly?

 

[J. Yuma]

yup, cool comes in many shapes and sizes.

 

[Geronimo Jim]

If ever there was a thread that needed photos, it is this one!

 

[Pál_K]

I'm sure you all know this, but I'll write it anyway - lots of "ugly" people become beautiful once you know them.

I'm just curious about the context of the situation: whether the mom was there because she wanted to support her son's interest while not being interested in guns herself, or whether she thought it was something important for her son to learn, who's idea it was, etc., and where dad is in this scenario. Things we'll never know.

 

[J. Yuma]

We know something.

I asked the instructor about the pair the next day.
She told me that the boy was young, maybe 12-13? She thought he had the potential to be a competitive shooter. Very disciplined and easy to coach.
She thought mom may have been a gun owner, but didn't enjoy shooting.

That was my take, mom was just there for the boy. That's why I thought she was so cool. My thought was that she was willing to support his interest, even though she didn't share his enthusiasm, and SHE was not intimidated by guns.

No dad around at that time.

 

[Laserbait]

Normal is pretty boring and overrated and just not a right fit for some of us.

We're all crazy at some level. Just need to find a partner that has a compatible crazy streak.

 

[Pál_K]

 

[NorCal Ollie]

My wife is not a gun girl. But she is perfectly comfortable with all the guns in our home. She took our son to the range for professional training since he was 11 years old. It never made her want to carry a gun or go shooting herself. Of corse taking the kids to to football never made her wanna play football, lol.

 

[MaxMan]

And all because its in the oven doesn't make it a biscuit.

 

[GypsmJim]

Would you have told her she was the coolest Mom if she was fat and ugly?

"fat and ugly" is surely a personal opinion. I laugh when I see the weight watchers before and after ads. In at least 10% of the time I like the before better.

Does that make me non-normal?

 

[J. Yuma]

this lady was neither fat, nor ugly, but even if she had been, she was still cool.
her attractiveness did embolden me, but I would have complimented her anyway.

as far as "normal," I think most would agree that there is no "normal" when it comes to taste, especially so in affairs of the heart.

some folks put ketchup on hotdogs, some like cats, some buy electric cars, and some like big ladies...c'est la vie.

 

[Uncle Howie]

"fat and ugly" is surely a personal opinion. I laugh when I see the weight watchers before and after ads. In at least 10% of the time I like the before better.

Does that make me non-normal?

Maybe… but you’re in good company!

 

[Air-cooled]

"fat and ugly" is surely a personal opinion. I laugh when I see the weight watchers before and after ads. In at least 10% of the time I like the before better.

Does that make me non-normal?

If it was an advertisement, and designed to make money for the product, then then the majority would say the "after" looked better. So to answer your question, it does not make you abnormal, but it does put you in the minority.

Most people who see a mom at the range with her son would think "she's cool," but the majority would not go up and tell her that unless she fell into another category: cute.